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Home and rental prices in California continue to set new records. The reason? Government restrictions on private property rights that artificially constrain housing supply. The fix is equally simple: a short amendment to California’s constitution allowing property owners to build housing on their land if they meet basic requirements—without being hog-tied by endless delays.
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Judy L. Shelton (Wall Street Journal)
A cardinal rule in fiscal and monetary policy is that Treasury officials don’t discuss monetary policy and Federal Reserve authorities don’t discuss exchange rates. So whom do we turn to when the currency fails, as it is now failing, to fulfill its basic functions? Congress—and it needs to act.
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Raymond J. March and Glenn L. Furton (Fortune)
Who’s to blame for the severe baby-formula shortage? Supply chain issues, the problems at the Abbott facility? Yes—but the biggest malefactor? The FDA and its restrictive regulations on imports from Europe, which is awash in formula. If we ever needed an “emergency use authorization” (EUA) to jump-start those imports, that time is now.
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Stephen P. Halbrook (America's First Freedom)
What “arms” are protected by the Second Amendment? Since this is a Constitutional right, the people, not the government, decide—and the arms that are protected are those that citizens keep in their homes and carry on their persons. When the Supreme Court decides New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, will it strengthen or undermine this long-established “common-use” test?
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John C. Goodman (Washington Times)
Here’s an idea. Give Americans refundable tax credits to be deposited into personal health saving accounts. We’d get, as a result, health plans tailored to family needs and portable from job to job and in and out of the labor market. Or we could just continue with Obamacare, and enrich the insurance giants with billions in tax-payer subsides for worse care at skyrocketing prices.
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Volume 25, Issue 21: May 25, 2022
Lawrence J. McQuillan
Home and rental prices in California continue to set new records. The reason? Government restrictions on private property rights that artificially constrain housing supply. The fix is equally simple: a short amendment to California’s constitution allowing property owners to build housing on their land if they meet basic requirements—without being hog-tied by endless delays.
READ MORE »
How to Restore the California Dream
Removing Obstacles to Fast and Affordable Housing Development
Removing Obstacles to Fast and Affordable Housing Development
By Lawrence J. McQuillan
Judy L. Shelton (Wall Street Journal)
A cardinal rule in fiscal and monetary policy is that Treasury officials don’t discuss monetary policy and Federal Reserve authorities don’t discuss exchange rates. So whom do we turn to when the currency fails, as it is now failing, to fulfill its basic functions? Congress—and it needs to act.
READ MORE »Raymond J. March and Glenn L. Furton (Fortune)
Who’s to blame for the severe baby-formula shortage? Supply chain issues, the problems at the Abbott facility? Yes—but the biggest malefactor? The FDA and its restrictive regulations on imports from Europe, which is awash in formula. If we ever needed an “emergency use authorization” (EUA) to jump-start those imports, that time is now.
READ MORE »
American Health Care
Government, Market Processes and the Public Interest
Government, Market Processes and the Public Interest
Edited by Roger D. Feldman
Stephen P. Halbrook (America's First Freedom)
What “arms” are protected by the Second Amendment? Since this is a Constitutional right, the people, not the government, decide—and the arms that are protected are those that citizens keep in their homes and carry on their persons. When the Supreme Court decides New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, will it strengthen or undermine this long-established “common-use” test?
READ MORE »
The Right to Bear Arms
A Constitutional Right of the People or a Privilege of the Ruling Class?
A Constitutional Right of the People or a Privilege of the Ruling Class?
By Stephen P. Halbrook
John C. Goodman (Washington Times)
Here’s an idea. Give Americans refundable tax credits to be deposited into personal health saving accounts. We’d get, as a result, health plans tailored to family needs and portable from job to job and in and out of the labor market. Or we could just continue with Obamacare, and enrich the insurance giants with billions in tax-payer subsides for worse care at skyrocketing prices.
READ MORE »
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- The Costs of Playing Kick the Can with the National Debt, by Craig Eyermann
- Surveillance Transparency Report Documents Wide FBI Reach, by Matthew Guariglia
- Economic Liberalization Stammers in Latin America, by Alvaro Vargas Llosa
- A Proposed Amendment to California’s Constitution to Resolve the Housing Affordability Crisis, by Lawrence J. McQuillan
- Coastal Commission Ramps Up State Water Deficit, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- You Are a Soul, by Daniel B. Klein
- What Makes You My Enemy?, by Randall G. Holcombe
- Protecting Unalienable Rights, by James A. Montanye
- Biden’s Deficit Shrinking Claim Fails Fact Check, by Craig Eyermann
Catalyst: New Articles
- The Rise of the ‘Small Lifestyle City’, by Scott Beyer
- In Battle Against Government Censorship, Don’t Forget Facebook, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Netflix Delivers Salvo for Free Expression With 9 Little Words, by Jon Miltimore
- DeSantis’ Illiberal Crackdown on Disney, by Scott Beyer
